Quote Originally Posted by Gorgias View Post
Just out of curiosity, and i agree with you, but what do you propose after the pet store/ breeder does their job? This still leaves the gap in the system of all the impulse buys that dump their pet. Or do you think it is just impossible to control? One interesting experience I had was with a dog breeder (Tibetan Terriers) who had sold my parents dogs before. They had a littler and my wife wanted one. We called and talked to them and they asked most the questions. Some people may be put off by this approach but they wanted to be sure their dogs were going to responsible homes. In the end we can to a mutual decision that we did not have enough space at the time but they told us to contact them when we got into a bigger place. I was pretty impressed by the ethics of the whole thing.
It isn't a perfect plan, far from it I know. But I have to agree that persistent education is really key! Just like Spaniard said, we lack a strong role model that puts the spot light on the positives when keeping exotics and reptiles.